Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Palak Daal Pilaf

Palak Daal Pilaf

This is an extremely simple recipe and quick to cook!!Call it a diet food, yes I made this for my bro when he was in baatni diet. its a strange diet with restricted food allowed and spending 40 days in such diet is a trauma for the people who go thru it. Baatni diet comes under specific medication of taking fish medicine for asthma which is conducted once a year in Hyderabad, in the month of June.

Ingredients:Basmati Rice - 2 cups (soaked for 30mins)Toor Daal - 1/4th cup (soaked for an hr)Spinach - 1 cup choppedDry chillies - 3-4Garlic - 5-6 big cloves sliceGhee - 2-3 tbspSalt to tasteMethod:- In a pan add ghee, add red chillies and garlic slices. saute for a minute in medium flame.- Add in the rinsed rice and dal and saute till extra moisture evaporates.- Add in 4 cups water + 1/4th cup , salt to taste and spinach.- Allow it to boil till water starts to get soaked up and rice lentils double in the volume- Close the lid of the pan and keep the flame to the lowest- Let it cook for 8-10 mins. Open the lid and check if its done!!- Give it a stir. If more time is needed close the lid and keep for 5 more mins, that would be more than enough!!

- Once its cooked, allow it to rest for 5-10 more mins- Ready to serve!!- Serve it with any side dish as you please, My bro had it as it is!!

Notes:- Since this is a diet recipe, still taste very gud but incase you want some spice, add slit green chillies while cooking!!- When you stir make sure you insert the spoon down to the pan and then move it up. This will make sure rice fluf up as well as dont break- 1/4th cup extra water is added as we have added lentils even that needs some amt of water to cook- Rest of the cooking process will be done in slow cook steam method.- Still if u find rice is not done you can sprinkle some hot water from top and do the cooking in low flame for few more minsHope you guys like this recipe :) It was made for my bro alone and he loved it!!